Tag Archives: Writing
Playing My Cards Write
Another dumb pun for a title. But relevant. For though I would not be so dramatic as to consider this an announcement, I am making a statement as to one of my projects for the year. Going back to my earlier roots or writing short story collections, usually of 10 or 15 stories, with a …
Crop Rotation in 2024
Though it be a bit late in the month for New Year’s sentiments, this is nonetheless my first post of the New Year. Plans flucuate through the course of a year, but I can say with certainly that there will be no new novel this year. After a long, intense time spent with The Rubble …
Similar Titles to The Rubble and the Shakespeare
A common, and perfectly logical way to promote a new novel such as my novel is to compare it to other works. What does it resemble? It’s an efficient if not foolproof way to suggest to readers the kind of book you’ve written. As with any marketing strategy, I face a personal challenge when proceeding. …
The Central Question of The Rubble and the Shakespeare
What’s the single question at the heart of my upcoming novel The Rubble and the Shakespeare? Stories often have multiple underlying questions, or themes. My novel is no exception, but one question is central—central in that not only does the novel itself and its characters consider it, but as the author so do I. The …
The Autistic Writer: Music (Not) To My Ears
I’ve noticed a common perception out there that music and writing almost always go hand and hand. Interviews with authors, author forums and other such platforms usually come round to the question of what soundtrack any given writer plays while working. Don’t ask me to cite a study on this, but it seems the more …
